Michael Atherton

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293 appearances 5 recordings 3 series first heard Dec 2025 last heard 26 Jun

Michael Atherton’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Sky Sports Cricket Podcast · Jackson Warne shares memories of his father, Shane · 14 Jan 2026 podcast

You know, the 70s and 80s had been decades where the fast bowlers had dominated and suddenly this great leg spinner appeared on the scene.

I obviously played in the old Trafford game, the ball of the century game.

And then, you know, it was unfortunate enough to play in all those Ashes series where he was on the other side.

But it was a combination of his great skill,

prodigious turner of the ball, unbelievably accurate, so a great attacking and defensive force, but an unbelievably charismatic cricketer.

I always think that 2005 series, ironically, the only Ashes series that he lost, I thought you saw his greatness come out in that series, because that was a series where Australia struggled, a lot of the great players kind of withered away, and he stood tall with 40 wickets and, I don't know, 260 runs or something, and almost single-handedly got Australia over the line.

I was going to ask you about that, you know, because every time I come and look at this statue, I see VB cans, I see pizzas, I see chip sandwiches, I see Vegemite.

I mean, your dad didn't have the best diet, did he, from time to time?

So his character was no different then from the kind of person that we saw on the field and around the dressing room to the dad that you knew back at home.

Because often athletes have very different personalities, don't they?

They call it white line fever or whatever.

They can be totally different on the pitch to off the pitch.

It sounds like your dad was pretty same all the way through.

Yeah, it's not difficult, man.

Don't tell me he was a disciplinarian when you came in late at night a bit tipsy.

He put the hard word on you and say, I'm not having this.

You're out too late.

And I've noticed it with you because when you came downstairs to say hello, you immediately introduced yourself.

I always said about your dad that you mentioned it a moment ago about manners.

And what I always liked about your dad was that no matter who it was, it might have been, I don't know, you know, a duke in the House of Lords or whatever.

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